Las Mesetas
Las Mesetas rises to 1,991 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rincon Peak, a peak 4.8 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,991 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 90.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.7 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rincon Peak: 4.8 mi
- Hogback Butte: 4.9 mi
- Point of Rocks Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Point of Rocks: 5.0 mi
- Temple Peak: 5.1 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 7.1 mi
- Farley: 7.5 mi
- Devils Point: 8.2 mi
- Grave: 12.3 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Las Mesetas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | NNW 331° | 2,682 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sierra Grande | NNE 32° | 2,655 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pine Buttes | NNW 328° | 2,569 m | 10.3 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | N 356° | 2,542 m | 8.8 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,481 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jose Butte | N 3° | 2,471 m | 24.5 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | NW 317° | 2,462 m | 11.5 mi |
| The Crater | NW 322° | 2,448 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576108
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